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Comparison of Soil Physico-chemical and Microbial Characteristics in Soil of 'Niitaka' Pear Orchards between Organic and Conventional Cultivations  

Choi, Hyun-Sug (국립농업과학원 유기농업과)
Li, Xiong (전남대학교 원예학과)
Kim, Wol-Soo (전남대학교 원예학과)
Lee, Youn (국립농업과학원 유기농업과)
Jee, Hyeong-Jin (국립농업과학원 유기농업과)
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Korean Journal of Organic Agriculture / v.19, no.2, 2011 , pp. 229-243 More about this Journal
Abstract
Consumers' interest and government's support for the fruits rapidly increased organic fruit productions. This study was examined to compare the soil physicochemical and microbial properties of orchards soil in conventionally and organically management systems. Organic cultivation had lower soil bulk density, solid phase, and penetration resistance than the conventional cultivation. Soil pH and organic matter contents increased from March to August, and the values were greater in the organic cultivation than the conventional cultivation. Total nitrogen (N) and phosphorous concentrations decreased from March to August, and the organic soils had greater N but lower phosphorous concentrations than the conventional soils. Soil microbial carbon biomass increased 36% and 15% for organic and conventional cultivations, respectively, from March to August. Soil microbial N biomass was greater in June than March or August, and the organic cultivation had a greater biomass N compared to the conventional cultivation. Soil dehydrogenase and chitinase activities were greater in June than in March or August. ${\beta}$-glucosidase activity declined in both cultivations, while the phosphatase activity increased. Organic cultivation had greater enzyme activities in March, June, and August, except for the acid phosphatase activity in June.
Keywords
organic cultivation; pear; dehydrogenase; chitinase; ${\beta}$-glucosidase; phosphatase; soil chemistry;
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